Gilla Pátraic (died 10 October 1084), also known as Patricius, was the second Bishop of Dublin. Gilla Pátraic was elevated to the see of

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following bishop Dúnán's death in 1074. He was consecrated by Lanfranc,

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. Whether Gilla Pátraic or Dúnán was the first Irish bishop to be consecrated in Canterbury is disputed. Before he became bishop of Dublin Gilla Pátraic had been a

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in a

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community at Worcester, the prior then had been Wulfstan, later

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. He drowned along with his companions crossing the

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on 10 October 1084.

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* 1084 deaths 11th-century Irish writers Christian clergy from Dublin (city) Irish Benedictines Year of birth unknown 11th-century Irish bishops {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub